The Florence daily times. [volume] (Florence, S.C.) 1894-1925, December 16, 1895, Image 1
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VOL. II.
FLORENCE, S. C., MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1895.
N*o. 113.
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GUNBOATS STOPPED.
THE BRITISH GUNBOAT ORYAD
NEARLY FIRED UPON-
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Soldiers in the Fort Did Not Know
She Had a Firman to Pass the
Dardanelles—Van Fears Destruc*
Mg-tlon.
Constantinople, Dec. 13, via So
fia, Dec. 14.—It became known to
day that the British gunboat Dry
ad, which is to act as the second
guardship lor the British Embas
sy here, had quite ;.u exciting
time while passing through the
Straits of the Dardanelles. When
she approached the forts of Kum
Kale and Sedil Bahr at the en
trance of the Dardanelles, their
garrisons, not having been noti
fied that the Sultan had granted
permission for the passage of the
boat, quickly manned the' guns,
which were loaded and trained on
the incoming vessel. The com
mander sent a boat out to meet
the Dryad and quite a time elapsed
before he was satisfied that it had
the right to enter. Then the Dry
ad was allowed to proceed through
the Straits and into the Sea of
Marmora, on her way to the Bos
phorus.
The absence of news from the
interior of Asiatic Turkey and
particularly from Zeitoun is caus
ing much uneasiness among Arme
nians and others here.
The extra Austrian guardship,
Sebenice, a 900-ton gunboat carry
ing four guns of fair calibre and
two quick-firing guns, has arrived
here.
A new irade has been issued in
connection with the work of re
form in Asiatic Turkey. It orders
thot those who are found guilty of
murder, arson, pillage, or theft of
stock, shall be prosecuted inexora
bly and punished in the most
severe manner.
The irade also orders that the
troops are to repress all disorder
by force of arms and that armed
persons shah be amenable to mar
tial law.
Farrell & Edwards, the popular
photographers of Florence, are stiil
at their elegant rooms over Bult-
man’s store, where they have the
best light in this section of the
Stale and the best instruments
furnished by manufacturers. Give
them a call and “secure the shadow
ere the substance fades.”
The Constitution.
Judge Thurman's Funeral.
Columbus, O., Dec. 14.—With
simple, yet most solemn and im
pressive, ceremonies all that is cur it out and
mortal of Allen G. Thurman,
jurist, statesman and beloved citi- i
PRESERVE
FOR REFERENCE.
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SECTIONS 21 TO 28
zen, was consigned to mother earth.! a rtti'* r ir
The entire city felt the lo-s and |
all joined with the bereaved family I ~ „ 7 ” “ ' T~
in their grief. It was the desire of 1 ‘^ ec - ^ e »ther house, during
the deceased that there should bej session of the general assembly,
but the simple exercises when the i shall, without consent of the other
end came, and in accordance with | adjourn for more than three days,
this desire were the arrangements 1 nor place than that
for the sad ceremony of to-day | h 1 which it shall be at Lie time
made. | sitting.
Two years ago when the wife of i Sec. 22. Each house shall keep
the venerable statesman was laid ! a jmirnal of its own proceedings,
to rest, Rev. J[. L. Grover conducted I cause the same to be published
the services and so 'mpressed was ! immediately alter its adjournment,
Judge Thurman that he secured ' exce P^ u § such parts as, in i 1.4 judg-
from the minister a promise that, nieil L may require secrecy ; and
should fate permit, the same ser
vices should be repeated over his
remains.
The funeral was held at the
Thurman residence at the corner
of Rich street and Washington
avenue at 10 o’clock this morning,
and even before the appointed
hour the house was surrounded
with sorrowing friends who were
gathered to pay the last tribute to
the memory of the beloved dead.
There, mingled together, were
State officials and private citizens,
the substancial business man and
the mechanic from the humbler
walks of life, all come to testify
their appreciation of the sterling
qualities and high character of the
deceased. With bedimmed eyes
they stood exposed to the wintry
blasts, but a small portion of the
number being able to gain access
to the house, awaiting the time
w'hen they should be permitted to
file through and take a last look
at him whom they had ail known
and loved.
Honors Even
Havana, Dec. 14.—A despatch
received here from Cienfuegos an
nounces that the insurgents under
Maceo and Gomez were defeated
at Mabuguia, near Mauicaragua,
the town in Santa Clara which is
said to have been burned by them.
Generals Oliver and Palauca com
manded the government forces.
Rabi, the insurgent leader, with a
strong force and a Gatling gun, a
despatch from Santiago de Cuba
announces, has attacked the fort
at Ventas de Cassanova, Province
of Santiago de Cuba. The Spanish
garrison was compelled to abandon
that fortification, and intrenched
itself in the neighborhood. The
insurgents finally retired.
the yeas and nays of the members
of either house, on any questions
shall, ot the desire of ten members
of the 1 ouse or five members of
the senate, respectively, be entered
on the journal. Any member of
either house shall have liberty to
dissent from and protestaguinst any
act or resolution which he may
think injurious to the public or an
individual, and have the reasons of
hit dissent entered on the journal.
Sec. 23. The doors of each house
•hall be open, except on such occa
sions as in the opinion of the
house may require secrecy.
Sec. 24. No persons shall be eli
gible co a seat in the general as
sembly while he holds any office or
position of profit or trust under
this State, the United States of
Aaetica, or any of them, or under
any other power, except officers in
the milita and notaries public;
and if any member shall eccept or
exercise any of the said disquali
fying offices or positions he shall
vacate his seat.
Sec. 25. If anv election district
shall neglect to choose a member
or members on the day of election,
or if any person chosen a member
of either house shall refuse to
qualify and take his seat, or shall
resign, die, depart the State, accept
any disqualifying office or posi
tion, or become otherwise disquali
fied to hold his seat, a writ of elec
tion shall he issued by the presi
dent of the senate or speaker of
the house of representatives, as the
case may be, for the purpose of
filling the vacancy thereby occa
sioned for the remainder of the
term for which the person so re
fusing to qualify, resigning, dying,
departing the Stale, or becoming
disqualified, was elected to serve,
or the defaulting election district
ought to have chosen a membia or
members.
Sec. 26. Members of the general
assembly, and all officers, before
thev enter upon the duties of their
respective offices, and all members
of the bar, before they enter .upon
the practice of their profession,
shall take and subscribe the follow
ing oath: “I do solemnly swear
(or affirm) that I am duly quali
fied. according to the Constitution
of this State, to exercise the duties
of the *>6106 to which I have been
elected, (or appointed) and that I
will, to the best of my ability, dis
charge the duties thereof, and
preserve, protect and defend the
Constitution of this State and of
the United Sta , .» s. I do fuither sol
emnly swear (or affirm) that I
have not sine*! the first day of
January, m the year eighteen hun
dred and eighty-one, engaged in a
duel as principal or second or
otherwise; and that I will not,
during the term of cilice to which
I have been elected (orappointed)
engage in a duel as principal or
second or otherwise. So help me
God.”
Sec. 27. Officers shall be removed
for incapacity, misconduct or neg
lect of duty, 111 such manner at
maybe provided b/law, when no
mode of trial or removal it pro
vided in this Constitution,
Million Dollar Failure.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 14.—The
failure of Mr. James B. Pace, pres
ident of the Planters National
Bank, was announced ibis after
noon. He baa made the bank se
cure by deeding to it $280,000
worth of real estate, which will
cover ins liabilities to that insti
tution. The total liabilities are
about $1,000,000 and the creditors
are in five classes. The Virginia
Trust company, of which Pace was
also president, is preferred. Hie
sou is a creditor of the third class
in the sum of $100,000. In the
filth and last class are Northern
creditors in sums aggregatug
$600,000. Mr. Pace resigned as
preside;t. of the bank and as a di
rector .1 .1. Montague succeeded
him in the former position and T.
C. VViiiiatns in the latter. The
bank is made absolutely secure
and has plenty of currency to
meet all demands besides all the
other bunks have pledged any as
sistance that may be needed. Mr.
Pace has been sick and his busi
ness suffered by his absence. The
direct cause of the failure is inabil
ity of friends, whose papers ht
held, to meet their obligation!.
He has, too. been unfortunate ip
speculation in cotton.